Statewide manuals and guides

Last updated: 2023-06-12

Below are statewide reference manuals and guides for administrating construction contracts to be used with all LET and EM contracts.

File Name	Description
Box Construction Project File Structure Guidance	Guidance for project field staff for saving project files in the WisDOT DTSD Box cloud environment.
Construction Administration Guidance	The Construction Administration Guidance is a living document to provide direction and access to information during the project. It is not all encompassing. Construction personnel should review and become familiar with the Construction and Materials Manual (CMM), Standard Specifications for Highway and Structure Construction (Standard Spec), and all tools made available to aid the administration process.
Construction and Materials Manual (CMM)	Guidance to help staff administer and inspect construction projects.
Construction Critical Inspection Guide	Construction critical inspection guidance
Contract Review at 1st Payment Estimate Submittal	Checklist for Project Engineers and Project Managers to review prior to the approval of the 1st payment estimate. This checklist should not be used for payment estimates with conditional start notices or for stockpile only payment estimates.
Final Construction Project Record Checklist (DT2075)	Statewide checklist with guidance on Box location and file name for project reports/documentation to be included in the construction final records.
Finals Process for LET Project Closeout	Steps required to close out a construction contract within 6 months, beginnig when the department determines that work under the contract is Substantially Complete and ending on the date the department approved the Final Estimate for payment.
Standard Specifications	Contractual document between the contractor and the department defining the specifications for the work to be performed by the contractor.
Timely Decision Making Manual (TDM)	Guidance to improve project communication and avoid disputes on projects.
Tips for Materials Information Tracking (MIT)	Guidance for field staff entering materials reports.
Understanding Commercially Useful Function (CUF)	Region construction conference training manual about Commercially Useful Function (CUF) and DBE credit.
WisDOT Civil 3D Knowledge Base (C3DKB) - Construction	Guidance for project field staff using Civil 3D design software to work with construction survey data. The C3DKB provides workflows for creating design geometry, plan sheets, and calculating surface and earthwork quantities.
WisDOT Construction e-Finals Guidance	Guidance on item source documentation, materials documentation, and as-built documentation for statewide consistency of electronic construction final records.
WisDOT HMA PWL Guide	This guide provides best practices about HMA paving percent within limits.